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NOT ES AND CONNENTS Gm.tBritainia-totithe1not ater in the proton of war organiza- tion. The 3mm! will mun: . greater control our food supplies. A "food dictator" will be appointed. with the duty of preventing mm in the use of my“. potatoes nnd other staple food products. Attempts st exploitation by cot-nerds] interest- will be rigorously apnea“ and new power: will be naked of partiorsent with that end in View. " the govern- ment deem it Mble, bread ticket. will be resorted to. There is here nothing quite equall- ing the German organization and con- trol of food "when. The question of the proper territorial distribution of fats. for instance, has not yet he- eonie imptmnt in Great Britain. lunieipal cooking establishments are not yet regular institutions. But Great Britain is following in German footsteps and is plainly prepared to go to any lengtha which public need appears to demand. Under the stress of the great eonttiet the extreme in- dividualism of the Briton in giving Way more and more before the superior de- mands of state and nation. Such measures in Great Britain bear striking witness to the {not that that country does not even profess to see the end in sight. She is girdint her- self up for n prolonged eoMiet and is not dimlaining to learn any lesson, even thought it be taught by the enemy. The last step is a signific- nnt reminder of the state of organiza- tion, of amenabilitr to discipline and of close economy in which all the [rent nations of Europe will find themselves when the war ends. In spite of the ditrieulties that have confronted China under the new regime, the government hos shown a growing efrieieney, particularly in a tisenl way, according to a writer in a recent issue of the quarterly Journal of Economics. In varying degree, he declares, the people have begun to realize the idea of statutes as rulers of conduct to be understood and obey- ed, the idea of taxation as distinguish- ed from otrieirl perquisites or from tribute. More important still, cer- tain political conceptions. previously foreign but now indispensable to their salvation, notably that of M- tionality, have been seized by the peo- ple. The defeat of the uprising of the state's rights party during the summer of 1913 has done much to de- velop the strictly national idea. coming . The new government has declared and is extending its control over the chief agencies of internal commerce. Five years ago an imperial edict na- tionalizing the railways actually precipitated the revolution that over- threw the Manchu dynasty. Last year a decree to that effect from the administration was accepted almost without question. What is more, the provinces have yielded certain other claims they have heretofore insisted in, particularly that against the salt tax. Tho poorest excuse a man can give ___-_-ire"- ' _ in to "no society for his own short-{wife of Archduke Charles Growing popular rontidenre in the -rnment is sittnittenntiy demon- strated by the two internal loans suc- cessfully Boated without compulsion in 1914 and 1915. Both were quickly oversutmerit-r--whieh seems an en- tirely new phenomenon in Chinese in- ternal finanee. The problem of the annually recurring deficit is in I fair way to be solved. There has been a notable reform in the administration of the salt tax-long one of the main sources of revenue as we" as a prin- cipal field tor waste and graft. "Thank you. sir," he said. "Fathor said you'd be lure to leave enough round the sides for him to finish-the Jtstr be wants to do, and you 'ave. sir." New taxes. we are told, have been applied or are projected. Reports are that an income tax is to be im- posed on otrivial salt merchants and tirms and companies in general. The licence tax is to be extended to the trades and an increase of the land tax in discussal. Nor does this appar- ently spell it heavy burden of taxa- tion. The per capita burned in Japan is about ten times as much. All in all. China is apparently doing a great deal better than is generally realized. Poor People “ill Get Laundry Done at Public Flues. Because the price of maps and such necessities for washing as starch born, and the like has in- erased in Russia beyond the reach of the poor people, it is proposed to establish in Vilnn a number of "com- mercial laundries" for patronage by those who eennot afford to pay dearly for clunllms. Just how much the hen] inhabitants have been able to do for themselves. through the ngency of 25 “Achieoer qoeieties" or Institutions of brothu'l! help. is in- dicated by the all months' report of the mnin organization just issued. According to this report, the 23 branch societies in nil the portions of Vila. took in during the past half- yenr just over $15,000 om! expended a little more than $16,000 in helping a total of 50,000 persons. Meekly the "tall boy handed back the jar, which m emptied and re- turned with a new}. "We don't give Gdit here," he said “Gill. back the lar." Quite Enough. "Pie-, sir," piped tho tiny custom. C. whose head scarcely reached the counter. "(nth-r wants some oak varnish." It was duly filled and handed back. "Father will pay you next Saturday," said the recipient, e-tlr. Then the ftsee ot the slim new _dark. “How much Itoes your father want, I! little man ?" inquired the smiling shown-n. ,, -- "Father says 3. replied the little f I pint jar. SUH’ MARCH IN RUSSIA you w fullnu was to fill this." x, handling over “a: Milk is one of the best of foods, especially for the young and for the sick; but " the some time it may ho one of the worst of poisons. It con- tsins sll the thre essentials of food; protein, fat, carbohydrates. salts and vitamines; it is usually easily digest- ed, and its taste pluses most palates. But it my contain gems of some of the most deadly of diseases, " though it still preserves its innocent sppemnce and sweet taste. It " fords In excellent medium for the growth of bacteria. and when they have once gained ecceu to it, they go on multiplying until the fluid literally contains millions of them. y A medical man who has studied the subject closely says that there is not Ithe remotest corner of the human lbody that. does not feed some wavelet ( of the convulsions caused by laughter. ('rhe "life principal" is shaken to its ‘innermost depths, sending new tides of lite and strength to the surface. l Good health is thereby insured. ', The blood moves more rapidly when a man is laughing heartily from what I it does at other times. Por this rea- son every good, hearty laugh tends to lengthen life, as it conveys a new and distinct stimulus to the vital forces. So let us laugh'. These dangerous germs may be in the milk from the beginning, for they may come from the cow herself; they may enter it during the process of milking. if they were on the hands of the milker or are thrown into the fluid by a careless cough or sneeze; they may be in the can, if it has been washed with impure water; they may get into the milk when it is poured from one container into another; or they may find their way in when it stands in open vessels in the home. The only protection, therefore, is extreme care in handling the milk at every step-in the dairy, during tran- sit, and in the home.. The cow must be healthy, and she must be kept in clean surroundings. The dairyman and all his family and employees must be cleanly and free from all infectious diseases. The cans and other con- tainers must be washed with sal soda and then with boiling water or steam. They must be cold when the milk is poureu into them, and kept cold-be- low fifty degrees, certainly. and the nearer forty degrees the better. The bottle that contains the milk must be placed in the refrigerator as soon A circular that the Department of Agriculture hon issued mentions the "three c’s of safety" in the cue of milk: "Keep milk clean, cold, cover- ed." 1f the dairyman and the dealer have done their part, you need only observe that precept in order to have wholesome milk. It is a safe rule to Pasteurize all milk that is to be used as it is delivered, and kept there until the milk is wanted. Finally, the neck and cap of the bottle must be washed before it is opened. To "laugh and Crow fat" may not appear to those whose fumes are already over-covered with adipose, but good, hearty laughter brings other ex- cellent things in its train. Grand-nephew of Emperor Francis Joseph, becomes heir to the throne of Austria-Htmtmry. He has been in command of the Austrian armies on various fronts during the past two wars. Archduke Charles Francis was born on August 17, 1887. His w'ife was Princess Zita, of the Bourbon house of Parma. His father was the Arch.. duke Otto. who was the younger l-ruthor of Francis Ferdinand. \rchduke l ‘harles Francis. Archduchess Zita, Milk Francis in {THE SUNDAY LESSON Lawn XI. Faithful Unto Death.- Rev. 2. b-W. Golden Text-Rev. 2. lo. Verse I. The 'tngel, " stated last' $735831]. iiGGGGVGirjtd week, is the spiritual counterpart of tion for evil. the church in the unseen world. i).) 18. Throne-Por " is "the prince dilr.ert.from.rr impersonation. of "of this world." All through this. collective unity-att when we speak of book we must notice how the writer: the ”mm?" 'f the failures of makes Evil caricature Good. Thus: "Mtthodite"-in iU “88mins . a in "the devil, the beast and the falsai L'Ldf"itr."u Jt,1rt,e2tt, g'tt1;',,' '" ”'1? heii's trinity, rel"-', . . ' to one snot er in a manner re-; some others of these Asian churches, sembling that of the Divine Trinity.‘ shared thirty years before the circular Antipas-mus "uneertainty of text") letter from Paul which we call Eph- ' noted in the margin is only a matter. esians. He that holdeth-in each let-‘we have no record of Antipas: his ter the description of the Lord is part "Aeta" are written in heaven. Dwell- of that.which is gathered together _lTeth--'rtatintr us back to the opening Rev. I; see the last note .for Decem- phrase: the church and Satan "dwell" be.'hs' ,5:',f"",I',-i,F,ol' he " on earth together, not merely .“sojournf' No- s1tl',','da/,',d'C,1,/l.l.'afl, 'l')'ITimld'd'ti 2ie,r 120ml? more vividly illustrate F - o n . . of the temple, BO often described ini 14. A few--Sinee these antinom- the Old Testament. and pictured on ians were in a minority and had not {he Arch of '5‘??- C,',',". to :03: seven infected the church as a whole hBilit any"".'.""' a e op, f") ree on the "angel" impersonates the w tue each. “d“ lat the extr.en?itiet of three community and is responsible for all 'i'i'l1,iri,ci'c,eraLoni'r',entt/iifte,t,"l',',trc Ihalv/,' no; te,',', "pref, ti',tt1','l o e, ---. etexto um. sno mo fore the oracle," ten 1ynptandy five _ this fiendish method by which Balaam 'rel, each by?“ "t Trf.,'"?,,),, 'fp),'; }ls said to have "eursed" Israel after e sym o IMn ere Is a 0 e all: but Num. 31. 8 tells us the slew lumpstand with seven branches, eatehiii,'t.' Since, then, Balaam hzd not a lampstand istelf. This brings out gone to his "place," or had returned yell, the unity as well y PM rtiivtrsit.y from it, Jewish exegesis naturally con- 'll, ,t.,)e,,till,u.Jte,hi' :hzliéital: “widkfhlin _ jectured the business on which he had e s s o ; n B come. book symbolism cwres nothing for; 15. Paul's teaching on “things pictorial limitations. What artist sacritieed to idols" will be remember- Teput on canvas the description 0f.ed, and the collocation of this and .thc New Jerusalem? i"fornicatirm" in Acts 15. 29: see note 2. Toil-Characteristic of life on earth: it ceases with death, when works continue-see Rev. l4. l3; 1 Cor. Kr. 58, where 'labor" is the same Greek word. Patience-Read en- duranee. Canst not bear-it is tempt- ing to connect with verse 3, and under- stand that the hated burden is "borne" after all for my name's sake, as he has said wheat and tares must grow to- ttether til! the harvest. Try-Un the Lord's own way, "by their fruit." Aposstles--2 Cor. li. 13. The word is used in the more general sense, much like our "missionaries." 3. Betyr---'Ohine own load'" (Gal. 6. ii) and "one another's burdens" (Gal. 6. 2), unless we are to take the suggestion made on verse 2. The tense rather implies some special trail. 4. Didst leture-"Has left" would be 6. Nieolaitans--An antinomian sect (verse 15), presumably followers of a Nicolas. It is often summed that he may been the last-named of the seven in Acts 6. 5.1t would be a curious coincidence if the last-named of the seven was unfaithful like the last of the twelve: there might also be significance in his being isolated among the seven tax a proselyte), as Judas was among the twelve (the only Juda?any. But there is absolutely no proof, and the name is common. Note it is the works Christ hates: not wrong doctrine, but its issue. I 5. The firat works-The "labor of love." Out of its pltwe---in the one united lampstand. T. This recurrent verse, which tells us that these "open letters" are meant for the whole church, is an echoed say- ing from the Lord's earthly ministry. If Matt, 13. 9, etc., had not been pre- served, we should never have known it a quotation. Probably there are many unrecognized sayings of Jesus in the latter half of the New Testament. The tree of life-From which man was driven away (Gen. 3. 22) when he was "overcome" by evil. When he has won back the victory, he will "eat and live for ever." Paradise-The Persian word for a park, used by thr, Greek translations of Genesis to I".', . sent "Eden." 8. Smyrna---The only town of the seven that still flourishes-so far as in city under Turkish government can! i, 9. Poverty (but thou art rich)---'rhei exact converse of Laodicen (Rev. 3.; 17). See Matt. 5. 3; James 2. 5.; Reviling Imarttin) is perhaps more, probable. This verse (and Rev. 3.l 9) recalls one of the curiosities of by-; gone criticism, the discovery of the! "Tulsingen School" that the phrase is a bitter allusion to Paul! It is just the I converse of the prevailing use in the fourth Gospel. “hero "the Jews" are the leader; of tho nation that has re- jected its Messiah. Here the honor-, able name is not allowul to such en- mies of their God. ' INTHNATIONAL LESSON DECEMBER " posses: "a: The couple are extremely well off. ris- Prince Arthur will inherit a consider- therable fortune from hi; father, and ne_>the Princess is one of the richest ont women in England, for her father left hm. a fortune somewhere in the region of ook 0 million sterling. The couple are ten very fond of society, and it has been irer said that once a friend of the Con- 1111- naught: always a friend. " Pet. ti. th Und the “awn of When" (2 Tim. 4. 8), which. 1iuemrtestt.ndthntin_,rs call- the Lord's "be. Paths): he "u,"tnriitietheemwnot1t%to them that love In.” Four of the disc ciples thus independently quote a say- ing of the Muster which in not in our 1i. Second denth-Exptimed in Rev. 20. u. What the awful future implies in left in mygtery, Jnt'/ttys dread of annealing kfter'iienth" is deeply set in human instinct and and. by revelation an assurance of retribu- tion for evil. l5. Paul's teaching on “things: tsaeritieed to idols" will be remember-' TI ed, and the collocation of this and tren "fornication" in Acts 15. 29: see note dout on the passage (Lesson Text Studies, about May 28). On the former act in itself half Paul and John may well have differer: . trtsllt Paul regarded nothing as unclean, for , day. the earth is the Lord's, and an idol is l the 1 nothing. But Paul abstained becausei "'l of other men's consciences, John for tlr/ his own, as a Jew who had not been) de! emancipated through fire, as Paul had ' and been. Paul's teaching on anti-nom/gun ianism must be recalled on this verse..! TI see Rom. 6. led l 16. Report-The church had hesitat- ed to expel them, and for their own sake as well as others' that was the act of love. "Cold or hot" is the only alternative: men who thought they were Christians and denied its ethical foundation were only a nause- ous mixture of church and world. 17. Hidden manna-lt had never been seen since the day "the manna ceased"; and the memorial pot of it was hidden in the ark where none could see. But John 6. 32-36 tells us how the true manna was offered to all. White stone-Like those on which voters wrote the names of the candi- dates for office. Of course white is symbolical of heaven. A new name -Chriist himself has a "new name" (Rev. 3. 12), for it is a new world that is coming, and in it all is now. Even here he is "new every morning," and those who understand him sing ever a "new song." Compare Rev. 19. 12 for the one, Rev. 14. 3 for the other. On all these letters students should read W. M. Ramsey's Letters to the Seven Churches, which are peculiarly valuable in showing how archeology brings out the vividness of the illus- trations used. Beautiful Rife of Prince Arthur of Connaught. Princess Arthur of Connaught, the beautiful and charming consort of the Duke of Connnught's heir, is one of the most versatile of princesses. The elder of the two daughters of the Princess Royal and the Duke of Fife, she has a distinction unique in the annals of English history, for the Fifes having no son, Princess Alex- andra succeeded to the dukedom and is our only duchess in her own right. The Princess. besides being an ae- complished musician and linguist, is a fivm believer in open-air life and 2. handrail exercise, being a good horse- woman. swimmer, and all-round gym- »:wt. She fishes well, too, and enjoys nothing better than a long fishing ex- cursion. Since the war she has work- ed uneeasingly in the cause of our heroes. In appearance she is tall, slim, dignified, and bears a remark- able resemblance to her ,rrarvlmother, Queen Alexandra. Her mar"age to the "handy man of the royal family," as Prince Arthur has been called, was quite a surprise. Yet no betrothal could have been more popular, for both the Prince and Princess have gained the love and respect of all classes by their generosity and simple tastes. Before their engagement the royal oouple were subject to much harm- less prophecy as to whom they would marry. Gossipers "in the know" tall;- ed alnut the coming engagement of the Duke of Rutland, and rumors were rife that. Prince?“ Alexandra would marry Kink Manuel of Portu- gal. Ptenence of Minds . "Oh, John!" shrieked Mrs, "The baby has swallowed piece." It is wry interesting to mt" that the Pvinee.cs stands considerably nI-arur the throne than her husband. She is eighth from the succession. Those who come before her are the six children of the King and her own mother. "Calm yourself, Maria," he said, "it was that counterfeit quarter I've been trying to get rid of." - Mr. Dorkins took a handful of change out of his pocket and looked it over. A T ERSATILE PRINCESS. VI. I HI\IV nuvnuv by! TORONTO it was the? "Cover there is none; we lie in I tot" is the shell hole and defend ourselves to the no thought last man. Day and night the earth denied “(quakes with the bombardment of the y a nause-'henviest guns. We have had heavy vorld. l losses already." . had never} Another man writes:--"' I get the manna'so desperate that I could throw my I not of it rifle away and bolt." Dorkins . a silver l sign}; "This afternoon, at 2 o'eloek, I par- I Rev. tuied all the men of the company. I 'or the read out from the sick list all the , names of the sick, and seven men whom should the doctor considers fit for trench duty. to the Thereupon Pte. P. came forward and uliarly said: q refuse to go into the line,' and gology was followed by Pte. W. who said: ‘I ' illus-_also refuse to go into thel ine.' " "5 "me em flier-man cor 'T'are far an ,Vberts. Our fare put to tl i/mtf.tie' al Cl “Many " SEE £50 OBJECT IN FIGHTING . ANY LONGER. The Bitratiiteant Report of An may A vivid account! of life in the German front line opposite the British Army on the Somme bu reached the London Daily Mirror from a reliable source. "ihe enemy's airmen," wrote I German corporal in a captured diary, "are far superior, especially in mun: be". Ourl|irmen Ge, pow'erless and are put to flight " soon as the enemy machines approtuth our treneh lilt "Many air%rhta take place. About eighteen captive balloons are up on the other side; only two of ours are to be "The artillery fire in quite tremend- ous Tho English airmen ere often over our wood. We are often oblig- ed to seek cover from aircraft. The airmen, nevertheless, must have seen our encampments, tents, em, for vig- orous artillery fire on our bivouac fol- lowed, all the evening, mostly 15cm. shells. We seek cover in holes over 6ft. deep." The corporal then describes the dif- fieulties of relieving, under our artil- lery fire. The column marches up in the evening, but an English airmen, fiying low, observes it on the road, just before dark, and calls down shrapnel upon it. Descent! on Enemy. The men arrive " the support trenches “all quite done up," having doubled for part of the way, look about for shelters and find some in n half ruined “ammunition and store: gallery” which had been hit during the day. "We sat on boxes and spent the night thus" "The men lie to a large extent in shell holes" and the English airmen "descend to about a height of 200 ft. and fire on the garrison with machine gun and signal with horns." (Heard, at Long Distances and Not' Heard at Short Distances. I _ Under certain conditions the sound of gunilre can be heard at great dis- tances. The firing at Waterloo is said to have been heard in Kent, England, one hundred and thirty or more miles away. In 1864, when the Alabama was sunk off Cherbourg, the sound of the guns was heard in Somerset, one hundred and twenty-tive mites dis- tant. During the present war, artil-l lery actions in Flanders have been! ,audible in the south of Holland, in southeastern England and at placesl far inland. But more remarkable than i the fact that cannoniire can be heard) at such long distances is the fact that 1 sometimes it cannot be heard at short distances. All observers near the! western battle front remark the ab-l some of the sound of the guns only; 'a short way in front. Mr. Charles! Davison, who discusses the subject in the Quarterly Review, says that on ione occasion in 1901 not a sound from 'the Spithead Runs could be heard in {the neighboring towns, and that the Enearest place at which any report was 'recorded was fifty miles away, in Sur- Ircy. Similar phenomena have been iobsi,rvcd, in volcanic eruptions. Pro- fessor Omori, in Japan, finds the 'sound area of the Asamayama, a very 'active volcano, to consist of two zones entirely detached from each other. Mr. Davicon furnishes an ingenious explanation of the way in which the 50-er waves may be lifted by con- truly winds over the heads of ob erv- era and tdtrrwards, by favorable swim", brought down to the level of other observers far away. He com- lmentt. tor, on the curious sensitive- rpr.. of bird , (specially pheasants, to , the 'ct, m (f [runs at a great dis.. [ tam-e. ’the North Sea battle in which Mthe Blur-her was sunk caused great I excitement among the pheasants of "Yorkshire and Cumberland, at points (more than two hundred miles distant , I from the guns. Thee orportrl's nccount is conftrm.. ed by letters written by other Ger- man soldiers in the front line. One of them BarV.- Another German soldier writes from hospital:-"" are already sick of the war. My feeling about it is such that, if I am to go back, I shall serve for three weeks and then go sick again, for there is no object in fight- ing any more." The same feeling was perhaps at work in two men who are the subject of a report by a German company serReant-tnajor:- A Frightrul Expense. "My darling," she murmured, "you were so grand, so noble, when you pro- posed to me that day in the motor- car! Shall I ever forget how touch. lngly you spoke of your future, of the tsaerifiees you would make for met It must have cost you something to speak those words." "It did, Mabel," replied the young men, a shadow creeping over his face. "It cost me about two weeks' salary for that car hire." "That's appropriate; he made his money in the ice business, you know." Appropriate. "Chilton is having the interior of his new house decorated with a rather ornate frieze." THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE. OF THE WAR Olieer. Three Mackinaw Crown. lapeck mu nor-u u. a... ...'.. .__ m One day Old Mackinaw. on theiown dinner! “Cur, aw, raw!" shores of the big blue water, three; Along came a big white gun sail- ma: crowa found a tUh. {in through the air, and the big white "Cnw, aw, cow!” said the firsrrutl heard the three crows "rtarrerl- "'22 'ing about the one fish. The white Cor, cow, cow!" aid the second‘gull had two wonderful eyes. From crow. 1away up in the blue sky he shw that “Cow caw, caw!" said the thirdAish, nod he thought of his hungry -. ichildm in their neat, wailing for CIUW . It was not ea much what they said " the cross way in which they spoke and their impolite manner that made all the little birds in the tall pine trees go flying away fast. The three black crow. were old friends, and yet they would not divide the fish they had found, share and there alike. "The first crow we: hungry, and he wished every scrap of that fish for his own dinner". "Caw, aw. cew!" l Number Tons. 1 11915 ............ 713 1,201,638 1914 ............ 1.319 2,852,753 1913 ............ 1.750 3,332,882 ,1912 ............ 1,719 2,901,769 1911 'e.'........ 1,599 2,650,140 i1910 ............ 1,277 1,957,853 a1909 ............ 1,068 1,602,057 1908 ............ 1,405 1,833,286 1907 .r.......... 1,788 2.778.088 1906 ............ 1,836 2,919,763 i1905 ............ 1,576 '2,tr14,922, _ Since 1914, with the diversion of shipyards to naval construction, short-' age of labor and other causes, the an- nual output decreased, leaving short- age of new construction, conservative- ly estimated " 3,600,000 gross tons. The amount of shipping destroyed up to the end of October verges on 3,- l 600,000 tons. In addition to these l ships to be replaced is the average i annual building of nearly 3,000,000 3 tons, based on 1911-13 figures, and l an indeterminate quantity of con- ' struction for ships in service, due to incessant voyages and consequent ex- traordinary depreciation. 10,000,0(20 Tons New Ships. f Destructions continue, and the im- provement in the number of vessels ‘ launched has been comparatively slight. Therefore, if the war came to . a sudden conclusion within a few SHIPBUILDING . AFTER THE WAR The second crow wss hungry, and} "Csw!" Crum he wished to eat every speck of that; "Cawl" grun Bsh himself for his dinner.' "Caw/ Then they fh aw, caw!" New any, loo} The third crow was hungry, sndgthntbsck came he wished to eat every scrap and‘birds, laughing TEN MILLION TONS OF NEW SHIPS NEEDED. There Will Be I Big Boom for Steel- makers and the Allied Industries. From present indications, shipbuild- ing will be unions the first industries to show activity at the end of the war. The United Mates, Great Britain, "pan, Canada, Norway and Australia have entered as competitors in ship- building. Before the war the world had just sufficient ships to take care of inter- national commerce. There was a steady unnual output to keep pace with the demand and with the nor- Adi' naitime losses. This "usual output of merchant vessels was Is tol- lows: "Holding faichnnd a good con- science, which some. having put away concerning faith, have made ship- wreck."--.. Timothy, i., 19. The question of supreme importance fur the mariner is, "Whither bound?" This is of even greater interest for every thocrs"'ul person. Life is a sea, and o ', timate destination lies at the othw, side. Just as the sailor/ taking his l mgass and braving storms and dangers, steers his way steadily, guided by llm sun and the stars, until he reaches the haven, so must we do. We need faith and a good conscience. Conscience is our compass. Faith is the confidence that God is, that He Is the rewauler of those who diligently seek Him and that there is an eternal haven beyond. We, too, must be on', the lookout, take daily observation from heavenly sources. through prayer.‘ know continually our spiritual latitude and longitude, and keep on. ont of the best joys of life is to knowi that we are headed right and are malt? ing progress. Divine Standard of Character. It is possible to drift from our course unawares. Unauapected in. 'fluence-s may he working against ua. :Even Job of old proved to be wrong An his reckoning. He thought him- self quite a model in character, and all his friend. indoraed him, but bit. ter triala caused him to realize that the divine standard of character in very much higher than he auppoaod. ma self-complacency, founded upon general impressions, was replaced by a self-estimate based upon actual character values. His revised ver- dict read, “I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes." He had found his true latitude and longitude. Nothing more is possible for any one than to be loyal to this faith and a good conscience. We should be content with nothing less. Conscience will tell us unerrinttlr, if we listen, To Follow Faith and a Good Conscience is the Certain Path to Peace and Rest of Soul. FAITH AND CONSCIENCE tnteekfnd none! of that fish a . ..nA_ --... ' ried Iva: mammm tings, em, would be about ten thou- sand tom. Machinery and electrical construction is so varied as to be He. yond ertimtste. No Seminal For lads. Not everyone is imbued with m-mi- ment, as this story teaches: Mr. Fred Jane, the writer on naval subjct-u. used to tell of an old gentleman, an enthusiastic member of the Navy League. who visited Portsmouth and looked It Nelson's Victory lying in the harbor. A bluejncket passed. The old gentleman to the Vietory, “nigger," replied the biuejavket. “It's the old tub they hold mums. mnrtinl int." "“V6;you kndw what that ship m 'ttl1.N my m_nt"_he escftitntd. Tru'elling Theatre " Front. Soldiers, at the front in Franco rm: enjoy performance: of a truwllinz theatre company, financed by a group of philanthropic French people. The entire paraphernalia necessary for these performances is packed in three big wagons which travel from point to point along the lines in France. The play: are given under a modest canvns roof, and across the front of the stage are the words, "Theatre of the Front." The scenery is limited to two sets, one an interior, the other I rural scene. “Have you dined?" said a human: to his friend. “I have, upon my honor," replied he. "Then," rejoined theft rat. "if you have dined upon Vour honor, you must have made but I scanty meal . " whether we are steering true to faith in ell our thoughts and notions. The knowledge of duty and the wriline- nets: to perfoim it are different things. The voice of conscience and Lin- wake of inclination are often heard in hot dispute in the soul. This is the muse of all our inner discord. It is doubtless easier " times to merely drift along than to be true to faith and eontwience.. Such mo- ments are our testing times. Our grip on faith and our obedience to conscience will keep us tutmrervinttly in the path. Faith without conscience is’a ship without a compasc; "m- science without faith is a 0 us without a ship. We must hl\'-' I uh. or neither will he of any use. When We Have (‘rossed the Bar No sailor willingly neglects the com- pass or loses sight of the destined harbor, but while busy with other things his vessel drifts upon the rocks. We may be so occupied with unimport- snt than that we lose sight of the two main essentials. faith and a good conscience. Sometimes life's voyag. is undertaken without than. Ship- wreck will inevitably follow unless‘wa can "cure them for our guidance. Provisions for our spiritual needs are as complete an for our physical nee”- Iltko. In lock: and ttrtds in the rhysical realm; let him do the an n the spit-ital! and he will flnd 'l,tl ground for filth and mp1: stimulus for n good conscioneo. A crowning mud units the mar. iner n he nun the haven. The pilot meets him and steers the uhip safely into port. Waves. storms and dangers are forgotten in the glad greeting of friends. This also is . picture of the completion of our coy. age, if we have been true to faith and a good conscience. We, too, shall "meet our Pilot face to bee, wba we have crossed the ur."-Muv. A. Mncdmld Beach. under construction and m he current year, while the , ships to be replaced in- ily. American ynrds have A Poor Menu Jiri/i him Ind pointed for v". his ll 1yl Ill, ifjiml th fr, pr H th Brit W W w ll do C8 it Tl at "